Sun Sets on Mars Phoenix
November 10th, 2008 by admin | 8 Comments

NASA announced today that the Mars Phoenix Lander mission has ended.
November 10th, 2008 by admin | 8 Comments

NASA announced today that the Mars Phoenix Lander mission has ended.
October 15th, 2008 by admin | 3 Comments

Sent by: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | From: Mars | Sent: Oct, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/UA | Image source
A dust storm moved around the north pole of Mars recently, as seen in this composite of pictures from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The white dot at 10 o’clock indicates the Phoenix lander’s position, and the storm can [...]
October 9th, 2008 by admin | 7 Comments
Sent by: Phoenix | From: Mars | Sent: October, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/UA | Image source
The Phoenix Mars lander is working hard during the few short weeks it has left before autumn arrives on the arctic plain and the sunlight fails. In this new shot, a blue-ish frost can be seen on the ground. In [...]
September 30th, 2008 by admin | 6 Comments
Sent by: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | From: Mars | Released: Sep, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS | Image source
The latest Martian weather report indicates scattered clouds over the equatorial regions, which is common during the northern summer. The image above is a composite of wide views from the Mars Color Imager (MARCI) onboard the Mars Reconnaissance [...]
September 18th, 2008 by admin | No Comments
Sent by: Phoenix | From: Mars | Sent: September, 2008 | Credit: NASA/JPL/UA/Atkinson | Image source
A series of microscopic views showing tiny Martian dust grains, taken by the optical microscope onboard the Phoenix lander. Apparently some of the grains settled in the pile.
This animation, in highly stretched color, was built from the raw images by [...]